The Vermilion Mask Confirms Part 2 for April 2027 as Season Already Airing

The Vermilion Mask has locked in its second half before the first has even finished. The anime’s official website announced on October 8 that Part 2 debuts April 2027 on Yomiuri TV and NTV, just two days before Part 1 premiered as scheduled on October 10, 2026.

The series splits its run into two cours airing roughly six months apart, with Crunchyroll streaming both parts internationally as they air in Japan.

A Story Built on Guilt and Atonement

The anime follows Peru d’Arrest, an apprentice to legendary mask artisan Gaston Roux. While under the influence of the Mask of the Warrior God, Peru loses control and accidentally kills both his master and his companions. Crushed by guilt, he sets out to destroy every mask his late master ever crafted, a journey that pulls him into conflict with powerful allies and enemies wielding masks of their own, including the Mask of the Spider, the Mask of the Flame Dragon, and the Mask of Courage.

Part 1 runs 12 episodes, airing every Saturday at 5:30 p.m. JST, with Yuya Tegoshi of the band T.N.T confirmed to voice a character appearing in the finale.

Cast and Staff

Taihi Kimura leads the cast as Peru d’Arrest, with Yūki Yamamoto as Sonarue Maywood and Kazuki Ura as Mok Sharib. The supporting cast includes Takanori Hoshino as Gouon, Wataru Komada as Totoque, Junya Enoki as Zent, Kazuhiko Inoue as Gaston, Akio Ōtsuka as the Mask of the Warrior God, Kenji Nojima as Hien, Aoi Koga as Lasgarl, and Yui Horie as Master.

Tetsuaki Watanabe, who directed Blue Lock’s first season, directs The Vermilion Mask at 100studio, with Gai Hazako serving as assistant director. Daisuke Ōhigashi, known for Fate/strange Fake, handles series composition, Hisashi Higashijima, character designer on Mashle: Magic and Muscles, designs the cast, and Arisa Okehazama, composer on The Apothecary Diaries, scores the series.

Where the Series Stands

The Vermilion Mask is based on the manga by Dr. Poro and Nabana Naba, which began serialization in 2021 and has reached six collected volumes with more than 37 chapters published so far. The anime was first announced at Anime Expo 2025, with its first main trailer and cast reveal following at Crunchyroll’s panel the following July.

Early reception has been mixed. The series currently holds a 3.74 out of 5 rating on Anime-Planet, with some early coverage noting a disconnect between its art style and its battle shonen storytelling, even as the core premise of an atoning mask maker teaming up with an orphaned princess-like ally has drawn comparisons to other genre staples.

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